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Alipay Provides Digital Yuan Boost as COVID-19 Deals PBoC Blow
7.5.2022
The e-payments giant Alipay, part of the Alibaba business empire, has added an advanced search function for users wishing to use its platform to make payments using the digital yuan within the fast-expanding pilot zone....
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Strong US Dollar Posts 5-Week High, Markets Price in a 75 bps Fed Rate Hike for June
6.5.2022
While precious metals, stocks, and cryptocurrencies saw a significant downturn this week, the U.S. dollar tapped a 20-year high against the Japanese yen and a number of other currencies. The greenback has seen five weeks of consecutive gains following the Federal Reserve’s 50 basis point...
Bitcoin Miners Reach the Halfway Point to the Next Block Reward Halving
6.5.2022
On May 5, 2022, at block height 735,000, the bitcoin mining pool Poolin mined the 105,000th block reward since the last halving. The mined block also represents the halfway point to the next halving that is estimated to take place on or around April 27, 2024. Block 735,000 follows the network...
US Central Bank Raises Rates by Half a Percentage Point, Fed’s Powell Says Similar Hikes Are on the Table
4.5.2022
The U.S. Federal Reserve raised the benchmark interest rate on Wednesday and the increase was the biggest rate hike in two decades. “Inflation is much too high,” the central bank’s chair Jerome Powell said after the Fed raised rates by 0.5%. FOMC Decides to Hike Rate by 3/4...
While Global Markets Get Spooked by Covid and a Hawkish Fed, Stocks and Crypto Rebound After Musk Buys Twitter
25.4.2022
Wall Street suffered Monday morning as the major U.S. stock indexes dropped further, building on losses gathered last week. Reports indicate that investors are concerned about the upcoming Federal Reserve rate hikes and China’s recent Covid-19 outbreak. As equities floundered on Monday,...
Nepřipravenost a chaos. NKÚ prověřoval, jak stát financoval boj proti pandemii covid-19
25.4.2022
Nejvyšší kontrolní úřad (NKÚ) prověřoval, jak se stát ještě před vypuknutím pandemie nemoci covid-19 připravoval na případný boj s epidemií a jak po nástupu nemoci boj s pandemií řídil. Výsledky kontroly 495 milionů Kč utracených v letech 2017 až 2021 nejsou pozitivní:
Odezněním příznaků covid-19 mnohdy nekončí. Třetinu nemocných trápí „dlouhý covid“
24.4.2022
Vědci z Kalifornské univerzity v Los Angeles (UCLA) po vyšetření více než tisíce pacientů, kteří prodělali onemocnění covid-19, zjistili, že přibližně u 30 % z nich se vyvinou postakutní následky covidu-19 (PASC) neboli „dlouhý covid“ (v angličtině označovaný také jako „Long COVID“). Výsledky
Report: Japanese Carmakers Toyota and Nissan Enter the Metaverse
24.4.2022
Two Japanese carmakers, Nissan and Toyota, have launched operations in the metaverse. Nissan’s virtual showroom can host vehicle launches and other events, while Toyota’s workspaces are being used to hold employee meetings. ‘Limitless Possibilities’ Japanese carmakers...
Fed’s Bostic Cautious About Rate Hikes as President Biden Blames Higher Prices on Covid-19 and Putin
20.4.2022
As inflation continues to wreak havoc on the lives of ordinary American citizens, all eyes are focused on the U.S. Federal Reserve’s plans to fix the situation. Meanwhile, as the St. Louis Fed president James Bullard wants to aggressively hike the benchmark bank interest rate, Atlanta...
Global Impacts and Solutions on the Economy From Covid-19: A Conversation with Dr. Yasam Ayavefe
20.4.2022
Across the world, each one of us has felt the negative impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic. From critical health issues to joblessness, our world is in an unprecedented economic crisis globally. While most of us felt all we could do was quarantine ourselves, we did not have the answers as to why...
Fed’s Bullard Wants to Raise Bank Rate to 3.5% by Year’s End, Hints at 75 Basis Point Rate Hike
19.4.2022
The 12th president of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, James Bullard, thinks the U.S. central bank can increase the benchmark bank interest rate by 75 basis points this year. Bullard believes the Fed could raise rates to 3.5% by the fourth quarter of 2022 to combat the red hot inflation...
Could the Government Confiscate Gold Again? A Look at Today’s ‘Emergencies’ and Revisiting Executive Order 6102
7.4.2022
This past Tuesday, April 5, was the 89th anniversary of Executive Order 6102 when the U.S. government would strictly “forbid the hoarding of gold coin, gold bullion, and gold certificates within the continental United States.” While the global economy seems to be heading toward...
Tourism Minister of El Salvador Reiterates Effect Bitcoin Has Had on the Sector
5.4.2022
Morena Valdez, the tourism minister of El Salvador, has spoken on the recovery the tourism sector of the country has reportedly experienced even after the Covid-19 pandemic. According to Valdez’s statements, tourism has greatly benefited from the introduction of bitcoin as legal tender...
ASIC Mining Rig Manufacturer Canaan Reveals $100 Million Stock Buyback Program
17.3.2022
The application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) manufacturer Canaan has revealed the firm is offering a stock buyback for up to $100 million. Canaan’s chairman and CEO Nangeng Zhang highlighted in a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filing that the move was due to issues with...
Fed Hikes Benchmark Bank Rate for the First Time Since 2018, FOMC Expects 6 More Increases
16.3.2022
On Wednesday, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) and Fed chair Jerome Powell held a press conference concerning the American economy, the central bank’s plans to address inflation, and the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war. Powell announced that the FOMC decided to increase the benchmark bank...
I mírný covid-19 způsobuje poškození a zmenšení mozku či zhoršení kognitivních funkcí
9.3.2022
Nová britská studie jako první odhalila nápadné rozdíly v mozku na základě snímků pořízených před a po infekci koronavirem SARS-CoV-2. Ukázalo se, že v prvních měsících po infekci dochází k jemnému poškození tkání a zrychlenému úbytku v oblastech mozku spojených s čichem, a to i v případech, kdy
The 2022 Tokyo Game Show Will Be Held In-Person
28.2.2022
For the first time in three years, the Tokyo Game Show will open its doors to the public as an in-person event at the Makuhari Messe in Chiba, Japan. In fall 2019, things were business as usual for the Tokyo Game Show. Once the pandemic broke out, the event shifted to a digital-only event in 2020....
Anti-Mask And Anti-Vax Cosplayer Has A Change Of Heart
28.2.2022
One of the most visible anti-mask and anti-vax demonstrator in Japan has been a cosplayer named Rengoku Kazuaki. Dressed as Kyojuro Rengoku from Demon Slayer, he stood out with his spiky wig, flowing cape, and protest signs.Read more
Many ETHDenver attendees report positive COVID-19 tests and few masks
24.2.2022
The conference did not enforce a vaccine mandate or social distancing and said that only “some public locations” required participants to wear masks
American Truckers Are Planning a Convoy to Washington, Group Raises Over $100K
19.2.2022
While the Canadian government and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau try to quell the demonstrations in Ottawa by sending police to the encampment on Friday, a United States version of the Canadian trucker’s Freedom Convoy called the “People’s Convoy” is underway. According...